Newstead - Bowen Hills · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Migration & Movement in Newstead - Bowen Hills

How people move — recent moves within Australia and arrivals from overseas.

A huge 75.7% of people in Newstead - Bowen Hills moved here in the last five years, which is far above the national figure. This high turnover makes the area one of the most mobile in the region. It is a place where most residents are relatively new arrivals.

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📍 Newstead - Bowen Hills, Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Where Newstead - Bowen Hills sits — People who moved in the last 5 years

75.7% ▲ +11.8%
  • 20.0%–22.1%: 34 areas
  • 22.1%–24.3%: 27 areas
  • 24.3%–26.4%: 72 areas
  • 26.4%–28.6%: 132 areas
  • 28.6%–30.7%: 195 areas
  • 30.7%–32.9%: 216 areas
  • 32.9%–35.0%: 217 areas
  • 35.0%–37.1%: 236 areas
  • 37.1%–39.3%: 220 areas
  • 39.3%–41.4%: 206 areas
  • 41.4%–43.6%: 169 areas
  • 43.6%–45.7%: 127 areas
  • 45.7%–47.9%: 106 areas
  • 47.9%–50.0%: 77 areas
  • 50.0%–52.1%: 49 areas
  • 52.1%–54.3%: 53 areas
  • 54.3%–56.4%: 47 areas
  • 56.4%–58.6%: 34 areas
  • 58.6%–60.7%: 28 areas
  • 60.7%–62.9%: 25 areas
  • 62.9%–65.0%: 15 areas
  • 65.0%–67.1%: 13 areas
  • 67.1%–69.3%: 11 areas
  • 69.3%–71.4%: 20 areas
  • 71.4%–73.6%: 9 areas
  • 73.6%–75.7%: 10 areas
  • 75.7%–77.9%: 12 areas
  • 77.9%–80.0%: 24 areas

All statistical area 2 (sa2) areas, 2021. The marker is Newstead - Bowen Hills — higher than 99% of areas.

People who moved in the last 5 years compared with the state and national average
Newstead - Bowen Hills75.7%
4006, QLD 76.1%
Queensland 44.8%
Australia 40.7%

Moving home

People who moved in the last five years.

Three quarters of the population moved house recently, a rate far above the 44.8% seen across Queensland. This trend has grown over the last decade, rising 8 points since 2011.

75.7% ▲ +11.8%

Higher than 99% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

  • 2011: 67.7%
  • 2016: 66.6%
  • 2021: 75.7%

Share of people living at a different address than five years earlier.

Arrivals from overseas

Overseas-born residents who arrived recently.

Recent overseas arrivals make up 27.3% of the population, which is far above the national figure of 14.5%. While this remains among the highest rates for similar areas, it has fallen 12 points since 2011.

27.3% ▼ -30.6%

Higher than 91% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

  • 2011: 39.3%
  • 2016: 30.6%
  • 2021: 27.3%

Share of overseas-born residents who arrived in Australia in the five years before the census.

Sources

  • Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).

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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Migration & Movement in Newstead - Bowen Hills [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/305031128/newstead-bowen-hills/topic/mobility-location